Ballots, bullets

Re “How Biden talks about gun control,” letters, April 12

A letter writer poses the following question: “Since voting is a constitutional right and the Democrats are pushing to allow voting without identification, then applying the same logic to firearm ownership, which too is a constitutional right, should people be able to purchase a gun without any identification?”

There are several answers to this question, but the simplest is that firearms are abused on a daily basis, whereas voting, despite what Republicans may wish you to believe, is not. Glenn Rogers

South Pasadena

Democrats and others support proper registration and voting for all citizens. A vote cast without a photo ID is not voting “without identification,” because at the polling place the voter states their name and address, and this information is checked against the voter list. Only after this process can voting take place.

A similar process covers mail-in ballots. There is nothing “unidentified” about it. Any discrepancies are noted and can be resolved via rejection of that ballot, voting using a provisional ballot or further investigation and prosecution.

It is so easy to misrepresent the position of one’s opponent; The Times shouldn’t help anyone do that. Richard Benson

Altadena